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Ron Wood · 03-05-2013, 05:08 PM

I forgot to mention that there is no such thing as a 1906/24 Swiss. The "24" designation was an error started by Fred Datig based on incorrect information provided to him by a Swiss source that he thought to be authoritive. The production of the 1906 Waffenfabrik Bern actually began in 1918. You pointed out this discrepancy when you indicated that the gun was produced around the middle of 1923!

03-05-2013, 05:08 PM	#10
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,035 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,242 Times in 1,719 Posts	I forgot to mention that there is no such thing as a 1906/24 Swiss. The "24" designation was an error started by Fred Datig based on incorrect information provided to him by a Swiss source that he thought to be authoritive. The production of the 1906 Waffenfabrik Bern actually began in 1918. You pointed out this discrepancy when you indicated that the gun was produced around the middle of 1923! __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction